metaclass

in a programming language, class whose instances are classes
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metaclass

Summary

metaclass is a concept[1]. metaclass draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #331 of 912).[2]

Key Facts

  • metaclass's instance of is recorded as concept[3].
  • metaclass's subclass of is recorded as class[4].
  • metaclass's has use is recorded as object-oriented programming[5].
  • metaclass's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02px1x[6].
  • metaclass's facet of is recorded as class[7].
  • metaclass's facet of is recorded as classification scheme[8].
  • metaclass's facet of is recorded as object-orientation[9].
  • metaclass's different from is recorded as Metaclass[10].
  • metaclass's different from is recorded as Métaclasse[11].
  • metaclass's different from is recorded as metaclass[12].
  • metaclass's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03362452n[13].
  • metaclass's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776378555[14].

Why It Matters

metaclass draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #331 of 912).[2] metaclass has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] metaclass is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). metaclass. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/metaclass
MLA “metaclass.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/metaclass.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_metaclass_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{metaclass}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/metaclass}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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